http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/272451-rubio-regrets-attacks-my-kids-embarrassedMarch 09, 2016, 06:11 pm
Rubio regrets attacks: My kids 'embarrassed'
By Ben Kamisar
"In terms of things that have to do with personal stuff, yeah, at the end of the day it's not something I'm entirely proud of," Rubio told the network in an excerpt of a town hall airing Wednesday night.
"My kids were embarrassed by it, and if I had to do it again I wouldn't."
Rubio had previously shied away from direct confrontation with Trump, but he burst out of the gate in the last debate before Super Tuesday by emptying the opposition research file against Trump.
The next morning, he bashed Trump as a "con-artist" on television and days later poked fun at Trump's small hands.
"You know what they say about men with small hands?" Rubio said at a Feb. 26 rally. "You can’t trust them.”
Despite the more aggressive tack, Rubio hasn't gained traction in the GOP nomination, falling hundreds of delegates behind Trump and Ted Cruz. His campaign has pinned all of its hopes on next week's Florida primary.
Rubio also told MSNBC that he wouldn't be Trump's running mate if asked.